BBM for Android and iOS has launched!

Exactly a month after it was originally supposed to be available, BlackBerry has given word that BBM for Android and iOS will FINALLY be launching today, over the next few hours. You can hit up Google Play and the App Store and will be able to download BBM as it becomes available in your region. The only catch here is that you may not actually be able to use the app just yet if you haven't signed up at BBM.com. Check out the details below.

BBM Roll Out Details:

Download BBM – the easiest way is to visit BBM.com from your Android or iPhone browser*

Once you install the app, open it, and enter your email address to hold your spot in line

We will email you as soon as you reach the front of the line and can start using BBM

If you are among the millions that took the time to sign up at BBM.com, you can start using BBM immediately without waiting in line.* If you didn’t sign up in advance, don’t worry – we are focused on moving millions of customers through the line as fast as possible.

Our team of developers and engineers has been working around the clock to bring you BBM – and make some upgrades while we’re at it – and some incredible work has been done. I look forward to sharing more of this with you here, on Inside BlackBerry, soon.

For updates on how quickly the line is moving you can follow @BBM on Twitter. I will be back tomorrow with another post to provide you with an update on the line-up and to share more detail about the work the team has done over the last several weeks.

Lastly, thank you for your patience. We know you’re excited (we are too!) and we look forward to having you join us on BBM.

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BBM is late in the game. Actually BBM isn't there yet apparently. I want to tell my friends to install it but I don't want them to install it, be unable to use it, uninstall it and refuse to try again later. So I guess I'll wait another week or so before bugging them to do it.

I've definitely had to fight the urge to tell everyone about it. Downloading the app and waiting again is the same as not downloading and waiting. Better they know about it when it's available to download and use right away.

I use to use the iPhone... once I tried the Z10 for a couple of weeks I was surprised at how much faster I get things done. It was so much more productive that now my iPhone just sits on my desk. I will be upgrading to the Z30 as soon as I can!!!

I have to wonder how pronounced the impact of that trend will be, and whether it will be balanced by a potential boost in reputation for BB in general resulting from a (theoretical and hopeful) positive experience on BBM for non-BB users? In other words, will this hurt handset sales as you propose, or end up helping after all?

I think they probably had the beta testers using a beta database because it needed different tables etc. People who signed into the production tables using iOS didn't have their information in the beta databases so communications form beta testers to these people could not happen.

I was thinking that too but if you believe the rampant issues created by the leak the last time 'round it's a fairly easy work around (if not time and staff intensive) to basically confirm it's the correct app, assign a PIN as necesary and then whitelist it.. That's my initial thoughts on it at least.

Considering BlackBerry's poor track record on execution (taking 29 days to fix this mess), I can't see this going well. There should be a lot of frustrated people come this evening who haven't recieved their activation email.

Actually reading the official news better it will take at least three days:
"*Samsung customers in Sub-Sahara Africa can download BBM today from the Samsung Apps store. iPhone and other Android users in Africa will be able to download the app in three days’ time."

Unless I'm misreading it, that exclusivity applies only to Africa. Sub-Saharan African Samsung customers can download it today, the remaining African users will be able to download in 3 days so agreed, it will take 3 days if you are a non Samsung customer in Africa but unless that is worded in an unbelievably horrible way, I'm inclined to believe that the roll out for non-African customers will start at some point this afternoon/evening

I don't recall stating anything about the size of Africa but yes, it is a rather large continent. As for my comment being racist (sorry, passing for racist.. wouldn't want to be accused of making a personal attack) I'm not entirely sure how restating the disclaimer that BBRY put at the bottom of their announcement passes for racist. The way the disclaimer is worded states that users in Sub-Saharan Africa who are using a Samsung device will have access to BBM today while Android users who are not using a Samsung device and iOS users in the balance of Africa will have to wait 3 days. How is that the least bit racist?

Are you suggesting that my classifying anyone who is not residing in (or at very least operating a wireless device on a network based in) Africa as non-African is somehow racist?

Ignore him, mate. That wasn't racist. Some people are too touchy about the race issue (usually upper-middle class white people hehe [yes, THAT is racist, though not really since I'm in that demographic]).

It was racist for him to imply that Africa consists of only one race. Our continent isn't monochrome! For instance, Durban (city in South Africa) has the largest concentration of Indians outside of India...good going on suggesting they don't exist, Dave79!

Your right, I just looked on my wifes' GNote and there is one in there from a DEV called orange or something. I think I will have her wait for about 24hrs and see. I can't wait until the Z30 drops. Then I can upgrade and she can come on home to team BBRY

For once the "marketing guy" words were true... finally!
Now BBM needs TONS of downloads, and BlackBerry please start already to add the missing features missing on the other platforms.. voice first of all and after that get BBM channel out of beta!!
Lastly.. windows phone everyone? BBM needs to truly be multiplatform..

It needs tons of downloads AND consistent usage. So many apps are downloaded by a lot of users and then not used at all. Just as example, Facebook, Google + and Twitter all have waaaaaaaay more users than the number that are actively using the services. I'm afraid this will be one of those things where we see a huge download number at the beginning but over time, usage faints because a lot of people were downloading just see how it works or the hassle of trying to get others to download and use it consistently isn't worth it. I mean at the end of the day, this, google hangouts, whatsapp, etc... are only as valuable to us if our friends are using them too.

so its BlackBerry now and has been for quite some time so get it right! ALSO, it says right in the post, for the 6 million plus that signed up on the website, they can use it right away, everyone else can download the app, create a BBID, and then BlackBerry will notify you when your BBID is live.

not quite sure where you read you have to wait for the download, but again, keep hating, oh and when BBM adds 10 million users over the next few days, come back and try to negatively spin that.

If 6 million signed up, I think you have the reason for the delay right there. All the other messaging applications started from nothing and scaled as they went. I wonder if BB simply underestimated the demand and had to scale up the server and management capacity?

Sorry, it will not install on an iPod touch or a Wi-Fi only iPad. I downloaded the app using iTunes and got an error message when I tried to transfer the app to both my iPod Touch and Wi-Fi only iPad mini, the message saying that it is not compatible.

I checked this at the iTunes store and it would appear that the cellular versions of the iPad can be used, but not the Wi-Fi only versions.

Yes, wow.
But why such an unclear installation procedure?
There seems to be no download link for iOS nor Android on BBM.com
Confused......what to tell my Apple & Android friends? I'm afraid of running into another embarrassement.

As much as I would live to see that, I highly doubt BlackBerry will be able to make that happen. Definitely not for free anyway. I would have rather waited even longer for the cross platform app just to have it launch with bbm video. Seriously don't think we will ever see that.

PLEASE NO ONE PASS AROUND YOUR DUMB A$$ LEAKS!!!!!!!!! I get it your cool and a rebel, you're above the law, you know someone how knows someone who knows NOTHING!!! Wait and let the official apps go out!

well good think i just traded my iphone for a z10 since i had no other friends on apple comming back to berry made sence for the BBM. No im kidding i was doen with my iphoen phase.

but seriously berry should chage for the download if there are that many people waiting and wanting thats a lots of potential money. I say 10 bucks for ios (just becasue) and less for android becasue i have oh so enjoyed sidloading your apps

Depends when we can use it, i switched over from blackberry to Iphone 5S so i did not sign up, meaning i can download but will have to wait .... oh well at least i have all the apps :p ( just kidding )

Hell no! iOS7 update was hell for technical support. Specially since most users will blame carriers for something we don't control. I may not love Apple but seriously their after sales support is second to none. We don't even have BlackBerry's support number. The one we have is only for PlayBook support.

That's brutal !!!
But it goes back to what I've been saying for last two months. EVERYTHING BlackBerry does right now needs to be based around marketing. Every single move they make. And what you've said should definitely be addressed as a marketing (ie word of mouth) issue...... if not simple basic customer service!

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